Voters approved two Indianapolis-area school referenda on Tuesday's primary ballot worth a total of $116 million.

District 5 takes in portions of central Indiana, including Grant, Madison, Tipton and Hamilton counties and part of Blackford, Marion, Boone and Howard counties.

The race for Marion County sheriff will be among longtime law enforcement officers Democrat Kerry Forestal and Republican Brian Durham.

Most incumbents in state House and Senate races sailed to easy victories Tuesday - with two exceptions, including one of the longest-serving members of the current General Assembly.

Every one of the 11 school funding measures on the primary ballot passed this week.

Voters had until noon Monday to cast an early vote in the May primary.

Tuesday is the primary election for five Marion County Sheriff candidates. Sheriff John Layton will step down at the end of this year, after reaching the limit of two terms in office.

Their race has been dubbed one of the nastiest in the country. It's a campaign where attacks have been many, while policy differences are few.

Indiana Public Broadcasting's Brandon Smith discussed the GOP primary campaign with U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita.

Indiana Public Broadcasting's Brandon Smith talked with U.S. Rep. Luke Messer about issues in the bruising GOP primary campaign.